The White House on Tuesday night announced that President Obama would use use a recess appointment on its nominee to head the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, Donald Berwick, before the Senate was even able to schedule a confirmation hearing.
This way, Berwick will assume his post without having to explain statements such as this: “Cynics beware, I am romantic about the (British) National Health Service; I love it.”
Nor will he have to answer for his extensive writings and speeches endorsing central health spending caps and government rationing of care to the sick, which I detailed here. At the time, I explained why his draconian views would make him dangerous as the head of CMS:
While Berwick would not have the authority to impose a British health care system on the United States in one fell swoop, as head of CMS, he would be running both Medicare and Medicaid. Given that the two programs alone account for more than one out of every three dollars spent on health care in America (all government programs combined account for 47 percent), private players tend to follow CMS’s lead. Berwick himself has made this point.
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This recess appointment nonsense is illegal and someone needs to call the administration on it. The Administration insists that it is the way it has always been done. That's irrelevant. It is illegal. The President has the authority to fill a vacancy which opens up during a recess, NOT to wait for a recess, then appoint anyone he chooses to avoid Senate concurrence or rejection. The practice is patently unconstitutional and these appointments must be declared void.
ed in no la,
u absolutely rite about this!
obama took an oath to uphold the laws of this country and he sure as hell isn't doing it.
This person he appointed believe in the health care like Britian has and it is awful.
Who out there is sorry now that they voted for this person?
What could would it be to call the administration on it, the dumocrats are in control
and won't do a damn thing about it.
dee,
i agree!
i voted 4 him an lots of other folks did 2.
most lik me regret doin so.
This appointment is just another step closer of this SOB becoming our Nations ruthless DICTATOR. This is the reason he has all those criminal czars around him. If you read The Manchurian President it will give you the information about his and the black panthers association!! Of course he is not going to go against the muslims because he is one of them and also close to the panthers!! People we are in some very big trouble. I am wondering how this dude got into office because I can not fine a person that will admit they voted for him
hi carol,
u speak the truth!
that what i like bout u.
We can plainly see that this socialist agenda is all important to this group and they will forge ahead whenever opportunity is available be it legal or not …..They seem to realize that this sense of urgency in necesary due in part to the realization they may be found out or thrown out and they want to make as big a mess as possible so some of it may stick.
ON TIME,
OBAMA SCARES ME! AS I BEN SAYIN HE JUS LOOKIN 4 A REASON 2 DECLARE MARTIAL LAW.
If Obama is an American Citizen why is his past records all so secret? Between his socialist friends which includes far to many of the top politicians the only way out of this mess is to eliminate any and all money from the campaigns. They are looking to be public officials so make their campaigns use public announcments. No money maybe no corrupt politicians.
P3FIXER,
THAT EXACTLY WHAT OBAMA WANTS 2 DO!
WE DO THAT WE ALL IN BIG TROUBLE!
Another Radical Czar joins the Great Imposters team !!
THOMAS,
IT JUS GOES ON AN ON! WHEN IT GONNA END?
Hitler at his fineness. It is getting out of hand at what he can do with no say so of anyone else. Ithis keeps up you can throw out of of the laws in this land and do away with the House and Seneth. If the good dems don't wake up their country will not be worth working for.
WILLIAM,
LOTS OF WHAT U SAY IS RIGHT!
BUT WE GOT 2 DO WHATEVER IT TAKES 2 SAV THIS CUNTRY.
Good old open an honest government, up front an exposed for all to see and inspect. This is only required for Republican controled government, Democrats are excempt from if, just ask Obama. Another broken candidacy promise, and that poor Congressman was chastised terrible for calling Obama a liar, seems he's the only one with the guts to tell the truth. How many recess appointments has Obama made now, seems thats the only way he can get an appointment through, especially from keeping their views from the American people, thats what its really about. You wanted 'Change' people, and now you got it, so shut up and swallow it like a man, for you can't and probably won't try to do anything about it, especially our Congress, whose power Obama keeps usurping.
HI RHH,
ALL U SAY IS TRUE BUT FOLKS LIK ME AN U R TRYIN 2 DO SUMTHIN BOUT IT.
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL ATTORNEY OUT THERE. IS THERE ANYTHING, ANY LEGAL ACTION CONGRESS CAN TAKE AGAINST THIS "RECESS" APPOINTMENT? THIS IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT A COMMUNIST IN CHIEF CAN ARBITRARILY APPOINT ANY FELLOW MARXIST, COMMUNIST, TERRORIST, RADICAL TO ANY POSITION HE PLEASES. WHY? HOW? ISN'T THERE SOMETHING CONGRESS CAN DO LIKE CUT THE FUNDING FOR THE APPOINTEE'S SALARY, EXPENSES, ETC. SURELY, CONGRESS CAN DO SOMETHING. THIS COMMUNIST IN CHIEF IS JUST TAKING OVER OUR GOVERNMENT AND WE SIT HERE LIKE HELPLESS SHEEP WATCHING HIM DO IT? WHAT CAN WE DO, DOES ANY CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? PLEASE, PLEASE COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
hi h bee,
i am no constitutional scholer or attorney but the answer to you question is yes. the appointmernt was not legal or constitutional due to the appointee was never even discussed in committee in congress. simply put it has to be in process prior to recess for the president to be able to legally appoint him. i am sure that this will be brought up by the republicans and justifiably so.